The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 20, 2003

North-east monsoon sets in a day ahead of schedule
THE Met Office has declared the north-east monsoon as having set in over the peninsular States of Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, a day ahead of schedule. Widespread rain has been reported in Tamil Nadu and ... More

ANTI-DUMPING

Dumping duty on X-ray baggage system scrapped
IF any overzealous Indian industry thinks that it can make do with competition by engineering anti-dumping investigation into the product, which allegedly causes material injury to its very survival, it is sadly mistaken. The clue to this is ... More

ENVIRONMENT

Sanitation programme in AP
HYDERABAD: Pilot projects on water and sanitation being tested in China by the Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden, would be replicated in Andhra Pradesh. Appreciating the progress in the Individual Sanitary Latrines (ISLs) scheme ... More

HEALTH

The Telemedicine Revolution
LAST week the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) launched a Rs.2.35-crore telemedicine project - labelled `ONCONET' - to broad-base diagnostic evaluation and consultation services for cancer patients across the State. The Indian Space Research ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS

Kalam opens Neopharma's drug facility in Abu Dhabi
THE President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, inaugurated the $25-million Neopharma pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, promoted by the NRI-owned NMC Group, on Saturday. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister for Higher Education and ... More

POWER

CFL bulbs can help ease power shortage: Study
DELHIITES have learnt to live with power shortages. The problem can be overcome if the households switch over to compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) from the conventional bulbs. Bulbs are cheaper but consume more energy and have a short life. ... More

APGenco plans washery at Mahanadi Coalfields
THE Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Ltd is planning to establish an Rs 100 crore coal washery plant in Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd to ensure the coal supplied for power generation plants comes with lower ash content. The Chairman of ... More

SSI

Small industries' plea to KERC
MANGALORE: The Kanara Small Industries Association (KSIA) has urged the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) to issue an order making the payment of two months deposit for small-scale industries (SSIs) optional. In a ... More

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS

Thai FTA: Will it benefit the auto parts industry?
EVEN as the nitty-gritties of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand are yet to be released, analysts are of the view that the agreement could be a mixed bag for the domestic automotive industry. While, the domestic auto components ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

R&D award for NeST
KOCHI: The NeST Research and Development Centre had been awarded the first price in R&D among the electronic industries in the country in the year 2002-03. The award, constituted by the Electronic Component Industries Association ... More

SOCIAL WELFARE

Blood donation
MANGALORE: Nearly 50 employees of the regional office of Syndicate Bank in Mangalore donated blood to commemorate the Founder's Day of the bank. A press release here said the blood donation camp was jointly organised by the bank, Red ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Amendments soon to give panchayats more powers
IN an effort to give more powers to the panchayats, the Union Government has decided to propose two amendments in the Indian Constitution, according to the Union Minister for Rural Development, Mr Kashiram Rana. He was in the city to attend an ... More

LABOUR REFORMS

Children of a lesser god
THE issue might look a clichéd one. But the figures are mind-boggling. There are 246 million working children aged between five and 17. If they were to populate a nation, they stand next only to the US, which houses an equal number of ... More

EVENTS

N-E business meet postponed on EC directive
THE Election Commission of India directed the organisers of the 2nd North East Business Summit to postpone the summit, which was scheduled to be held on October 21 and 22 till after the elections in view of the forthcoming polls in Mizoram. The ... More

Increase market access for US goods: Envoy
INCREASED market access for US agricultural goods would result in greater consumer choice and lower prices, according to Mr Richard Haynes, Consul General of the US Consulate in Chennai. Addressing the inauguration of the American Food Festival ... More

Engagements

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

Exporters to meet Commerce Secy over slowdown
THE Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has convened a meeting of the heads of various export promotion councils to hammer out a strategy to counter the slow down in exports. The meeting is to take place on Wednesday in New Delhi. ... More

`High costs hinder export of organic products'
THE country's natural advantages in the agriculture sector places it in an gainful position in the world organic market, but certain issues such as high costs, infrastructure constraints, absence of research and non-tariff barriers do pose as ... More

TOURISM

Orissa Govt plans to launch Buddhist tourism packages
The authorities expect these Buddhist tourism packages to attract pilgrims from East Asian nations such as Vietnam and Cambodia. More

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